Autor: Milo Milton Quaife

The Conquest of the Illinois, also known as ‘Clark’s Memoir’, is one of the most noteworthy of the books on American history: it’s a first-hand account by the chief participant, and thus a key primar …

This book, which was first published in 1947, comprises the memoirs of Antoine Lamothe Cadillac and Pierre Liette, two French officers who, during the late 1600’s and early 1700’s, lived peaceably wi …

The volume contains J. W. Spencer’s "Reminiscences of Pioneer Life in the Mississippi Valley, " first published in 1872, and "Fifty Years in Iowa: Being the Personal Reminiscences of J …

An inside look at the War of 1812 from the journals of two young men, edited by American historian Milo Milton Quaife (1880-1959). Part I of the book is the journal of Thomas Vercheres de Boucheville …

"Written by the wife of an Army officer stationed in Arizona from 1874 to 1878, Vanished Arizona provides a clear picture of life on the frontier and the hardships faced by both the men and the …

In the spring of 1831 a young Pennsylvanian, Zenas Leonard, embarked from St. Louis in a company of seventy men who had formed an expedition for the purpose of trapping furs and trading with the Indi …

This book deals with an important event at a strategic location during an era most significant to the development of the Midwest. At this time, following the surrender of Canada in 1760, the English …